OBJECT DISPLAY METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM

Abstract

 An object display method and a terminal device. The method comprises: obtaining a target object, and determining a second display region, the second display region being located in a first display region; obtaining a target display mode corresponding to the target object; mapping the target object into the second display region; and displaying the target object in the second display region in the target display mode. Different target objects correspond to different target display modes, so that the different target objects can be displayed in the second display region by means of the different target display modes in a process in which the terminal device maps the target object into the second display region, and in this way, a user can distinguish the different target objects, thereby improving the efficiency for operating the different target objects by the user.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201611109894.3, entitled "OBJECT DISPLAYING METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE" filed with the Chinese Patent Office on December 6, 2016, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE TECHNOLOGY

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the communications field, and in particular, to an object displaying method, a terminal device, and a computer storage medium.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0003] With the advancement of functionality of a terminal device, an application (APP) running on the terminal device can display a layer on a display screen of the terminal device to implement a specific function. For example, a navigation APP can display a map on the display screen of the terminal device to provide a positioning and navigation service. To improve service efficiency of the APP and to make it convenient for a user to view content displayed on the layer, a "small map" may be further displayed on the display screen. In this way, the content in the layer may be simultaneously displayed on the display screen and the "small map".

[0004] Using FIG. 1 as an example, an application interface 100 is displayed on the display screen of the terminal device. A small map 101 is displayed on an upper-left corner of the application interface 100. The small map 101 can display a location, channel information and the like of a simulated object. In a resource contention APP, multiple task-oriented resource points 103 that can be contended for are displayed on the small map 101.

[0005] In the existing technology, due to a limited size of the display screen of the terminal device, display modes of different task-oriented resource points 103 on the small map 101 are the same, so that the user cannot distinguish the different task-oriented resource points 103 displayed on the small map 101. This reduces an operation efficiency of the user in a task-oriented resource point contention operation process.

SUMMARY

[0006] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an object displaying method and a terminal device, to enable a user to distinguish different target objects, thereby improving efficiency of performing operation on the different target objects by the user.

[0007] According to a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an object displaying method, including:

obtaining a target object, the target object being located on a layer, and at least a part of the layer being displayed in a first display region;

determining a second display region, the second display region being located in the first display region, an area of the second display region being smaller than an area of the first display region, and the second display region being used for zooming out the at least a part of the layer by a preset multiple for displaying;

obtaining a target display mode corresponding to the target object; and

mapping the target object into the second display region, and displaying the target object in the second display region in the target display mode.

[0008] According to a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal device, including:

a first obtaining unit, configured to obtain a target object, the target object being located on a layer, and at least a part of the layer being displayed in a first display region;

a first determining unit, configured to determine a second display region, the second display region being located in the first display region, an area of the second display region being smaller than an area of the first display region, and the second display region being used for zooming out the at least a part of the layer by a preset multiple for displaying;

a second obtaining unit, configured to obtain a target display mode corresponding to the target object; and

a mapping unit, configured to map the target object into the second display region, to display the target object in the second display region in the target display mode.

[0009] According to a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal device, including:

a memory, configured to store computer executable program code;

a transceiver; and

a processor, coupled to the memory and the transceiver; where

the program code includes instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the terminal device to perform the method according to the first aspect.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect, an embodiment of this disclosure provides a computer storage medium, configured to store a computer software instruction used by a terminal device, the computer software instruction including a program designed for performing the method according to the first aspect.

[0011] The terminal device can obtain the target display mode corresponding to the target object displayed on the layer, map the target object into the second display region located in the first display region, and display the target object in the second display region in the target display mode. In the embodiments, different target objects correspond to different target display modes, so that in a process in which the terminal device maps the target objects into the second display region, the different target objects can be displayed in the second display region in the different target display modes, and thus a user can distinguish the different target objects, thereby improving efficiency of performing operation on the different target objects by the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] 

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an application interface displayed on a display screen of a terminal device according to the existing technology;

FIG. 2 is a schematic architectural diagram of a communications system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a terminal device according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an object displaying method according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a display screen of a terminal device according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram of display of an application scene according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram of a step of an application scene according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is an exemplary diagram of another application scene according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is an exemplary diagram of another application scene according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is an exemplary diagram of another application scene according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is an exemplary diagram of another application scene according to the present disclosure; and

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a terminal device according to the present disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an object displaying method and a terminal device, to improve efficiency of distinguishing, by a user, different objects displayed on a display screen of a terminal device.

[0014] To make persons in the art understand the solutions in the present disclosure better, the following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely some but not all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0015] In the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of the present disclosure, the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", and the like (when used) are intended to distinguish between similar objects rather than describe a specific order. It should be understood that the entities or elements termed in such a way are interchangeable in proper circumstances so that the embodiments described herein can be implemented in other orders than the order illustrated or described herein. Moreover, the terms "include", "contain" and any other variant are meant to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a list of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units expressly listed, but may include other steps or units not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method, product, or device.

[0016] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an object displaying method. The method is applied to a communications system. Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic architectural diagram of a communications system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communications system includes a server 210 and at least one terminal device 220.

[0017] The server 210 can exchange data with the terminal device 220, thereby implementing the object displaying method in this embodiment.

[0018] The following describes a specific structure of the terminal device in this embodiment with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a terminal device according to the present disclosure.

[0019] The terminal device includes an input unit 305, a processor unit 303, an output unit 301, a communication unit 307, a storage unit 304, and a radio frequency (RF) circuit 308, and other components.

[0020] These components communicate with each other by using one or more buses. Persons skilled in the art may understand that, the structure of the terminal device shown in FIG. 3 does not limit the present disclosure, may be of a bus structure or a star structure, and may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or some components may be combined, or a different component deployment may be used.

[0021] In an implementation of the present disclosure, the terminal device may be any mobile or portable electronic device, including by not limited to a smartphone, a mobile computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a media player, a smart television, and the like.

[0022] The terminal device includes the output unit 301, configured to output a to-be-displayed image.

[0023] Specifically, the output unit 301 includes but is not limited to a display screen 3011 and a sound output unit 3012.

[0024] The display screen 3011 is used for outputting text, an image, and/or a video. The display screen 3011 may include a display panel, for example, a display panel configured in a form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a field emission display (FED), and the like. Alternatively, the display screen 3011 may include a reflective display such as an electrophoretic display, or a display using an interferometric modulation of light technology.

[0025] For example, when a touchscreen detects a touch operation on the touchscreen or a gesture operation near the touchscreen, the touchscreen transmits the operation signal to the processor unit 303 to determine a type of the touch event. Then, the processor unit 303 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel according to the type of the touch event. Although in FIG. 1, the input unit 305 and the output unit 301 implement input and output functions of the terminal device as two independent components, in some embodiments, the touchscreen and the display panel may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the terminal device. For example, the display screen 3011 may display various graphical user interfaces (GUI) functioning as virtual control components, including but not limited to a window, a scroll bar, an icon, and a clipboard, so that a user may perform an operation by means of touching.

[0026] In a specific implementation of the present disclosure, the display screen 3011 includes a filter and an amplifier, configured to filter and amplify a video output by the processor unit 303. The sound output unit 3012 includes a digital-to-analog converter, configured to convert an audio signal output by the processor unit 303 from a digital format to an analog format.

[0027] The processor unit 303 is configured to run corresponding code, and process received information to generate and output a corresponding interface.

[0028] Specifically, the processor unit 303 is a control center of the terminal device. It connects components of the entire terminal device by using various interfaces and circuits, and performs various functions of the terminal device and/or processes data by running or executing a software program and/or module stored in the storage unit and invoking data stored in the storage unit. The processor unit 303 may by formed by an integrated circuit (IC). For example, the processor unit 303 may be formed by a single packaged IC, or may be formed by multiple packaged ICs that have same functions or different functions.

[0029] For example, the processor unit 303 may include only a central processor unit (CPU), or may be a combination of a graphics processor unit (GPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), and a control chip (for example, a baseband chip) in the communication unit. In this implementation of the present disclosure, the CPU may include a single operation core, and may also include multiple operation cores.

[0030] The storage unit 304 is configured to store code and data. The code is run by the processor unit 303.

[0031] Specifically, the storage unit 304 may be configured to store a software program and a module. The processor unit 303 runs the software program and module stored in the storage unit 304, to implement various functional applications and data processing of the terminal device. The storage unit 304 mainly includes a program storage area and a data storage area, where the program storage area may store an operating system, an APP needed by at least one function such as a voice playing function or an image playing function, and the data storage area may store data (such as audio data or a phone book) established according to use of the terminal device.

[0032] In a specific implementation of the present disclosure, the storage unit 304 may include a volatile memory, such as a nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM), a phase change RAM (PRAM), and a magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM), and may further includes a nonvolatile memory, for example, at least one magnetic disk storage, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a flash memory such as a NOR flash memory or a NAND flash memory.

[0033] The nonvolatile memory stores the operating system and the APP executed by the processor unit 303. The processor unit 303 loads a running program and data from the nonvolatile memory to a memory and stores data content in a mass storage apparatus. The operating system includes various components and/or drives that are used for normal system task control and management such as memory management, storage device control, and power supply management and that facilitate communication among various software and hardware.

[0034] In an implementation of the present disclosure, the operating system may be an Android system of Google, an iOS developed by Apple, a Windows operating system developed by Microsoft, or the like, or may be an embedded operating system such as Vxworks.

[0035] The APP includes any APP installed in the terminal device, including but not limited to applications for browser, email, instant message service, word processing, virtual keyboard, widget (Widget), encryption, digital rights management, speech recognition, speech reproduction, positioning (for example, a function provided by a global positioning system), music playback, and the like.

[0036] The input unit 305 is configured to implement interaction between a user and the terminal device and/or input information to the terminal device.

[0037] For example, the input unit 305 may receive numeric or character information entered by the user, to generate signal input related to user setting or function control. In a specific implementation of the present disclosure, the input unit 305 may be a touchscreen, or may be another human-computer interaction interface such as a physical input key or a microphone, or may be another external information acquiring apparatus such as a camera.

[0038] The touchscreen in this embodiment of the present disclosure may collect a touch operation on the touchscreen or an operation near the touchscreen performed by a user, for example, an operation performed by the user on or near the touchscreen by using any suitable object or accessory such as a finger or a stylus, and drive a corresponding connected apparatus according to a preset program. Optionally, the touchscreen may include two parts: a touch detection apparatus and a touch controller. The touch detection apparatus detects the touch operation of the user, converts the detected touch operation to an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to the touch controller. The touch controller receives the electrical signal from the touch detection apparatus, converts the electrical signal to contact coordinates, and further transmits the contact coordinates to the processor unit 303.

[0039] The touch controller may further receive and execute a command sent by the processor unit 303. In addition, the touchscreen may be implemented in multiple types, such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared type, and a surface acoustic wave type.

[0040] In another implementation of the present disclosure, the physical input key used by the input unit 305 may include but is not limited to: one or more of a physical keyboard, a functional key (such as a volume control key or a switch key), a track ball, a mouse, and a joystick. The input unit 305, when being in a form of a microphone, may collect a speech input by a user or an environment and convert the speech to a command that is in a form of an electrical signal and that can be executed by the processor unit 303.

[0041] In some other implementations of the present disclosure, the input unit 305 may further include various sensors such as a Hall-effect component, configured to: detect a physical stimulus, such as a force, a torque, a pressure, a stress, a location, an offset, a speed, an acceleration, an angle, an angular velocity, a number of revolution, a rotational speed, or a time at which a working state changes, of the terminal device, and convert the physical stimulus to a signal for detection and control. Other sensors may further include a gravity sensor, a tri-axis accelerometer, a gyroscope, an electronic compass, an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, a fingerprint sensor, and the like.

[0042] The communication unit 307 is configured to establish a communications channel, so that the terminal device is connected to a remote server and downloads media data from the remote server, via the communications channel. The communication unit 307 may include a communications module, such as a wireless local area network (WLAN) module, a Bluetooth module, and a baseband module, and an RF circuit corresponding to the communications module, and is configured to perform WLAN communications, Bluetooth communications, infrared communications and/or cellular communications system communications such as the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) and/or the High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA). The communications module is configured to control communication among the components of the terminal device and may support direct memory access.

[0043] In different implementations of the present disclosure, various communications modules of the communication unit 307 are generally implemented in a form of an IC chip, and can be selectively combined, and it is not necessary to include all communications modules and corresponding antenna groups. For example, the communication unit 307 may include only a baseband chip, an RF chip and a corresponding antenna, to provide a communication function in a cellular communications system. By using a wireless communication connection established by the communication unit 307, for example, a WLAN access or a WCDMA access, the terminal device may be connected to a cellular network or the Internet. In some optional implementations of the present disclosure, the communications module of the communication unit 307, for example, the baseband module may be integrated into the processor unit 303, which may be typically, for example, an APQ+MDM series platform provided by Qualcomm.

[0044] The RF circuit 308 is configured to receive and send signals during information sending/receiving or a call. For example, the RF circuit 308, after receiving downlink information from a base station, sends the downlink information to the processor unit 303 for processing, and moreover, sends uplink data to the base station. The RF circuit 308 generally includes a known circuit for performing these functions, including but not limited to an antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a DSP, a codec chip set, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, a memory, and the like. In addition, the RF circuit 308 may also communicate with a network and another device by wireless communication.

[0045] The wireless communication may use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) technology, Long Term Evolution (LTE), email, Short Messaging Service (SMS), and the like.

[0046] A power supply 309 is configured to supply power for different components of the terminal device, so that the components function. Generally, the power supply 309 may be a built-in battery such as a commonly used lithium-ion battery or NiMH battery, or may be an external power supply directly supplying power to the terminal device, such as an AC adapter. In some implementations of the present disclosure, the power supply 309 may further have a broader definition, for example, may further include a power supply management system, a charging system, a power supply fault detecting circuit, a power supply converter or inverter, a power supply state indicator (for example, a light-emitting diode), and any other component related to generation, management and distribution of electric energy of the terminal device.

[0047] In an embodiment of this disclosure, an object displaying method is provided. For example, in a game scene, each game includes multiple characters, that is, multiple objects. The multiple characters include a main character advancing forward a progression process of the game. The main character is a target object. In this embodiment of this disclosure, an icon of the target object is displayed according to a state of the target object. Different states of the icon represent different states of the target object, to indicate the states (for example, born or dead) of the target object to a player.

[0048] Based on the foregoing provided communications system, the following describes, with reference to FIG. 4, a specific procedure of the object displaying method provided in this embodiment:
Step 401: A server sends application data to a terminal device.

[0049] The server in this embodiment pre-stores the application data corresponding to a target APP. After the server sends the application data to the terminal device, the terminal device can perform an operation such as installing the target APP and/or updating the target APP according to application data, so that the terminal device on which the target APP is installed can perform data exchanging with the server.

[0050] Step 402: The terminal device receives the application data.

[0051] In this embodiment, the terminal device can receive the application data sent by the server and perform a corresponding operation according to the application data. For example, if the terminal device detects that the target APP corresponding to the application data is not installed on the terminal device, the terminal device may install the target APP according to the application data. For another example, if the terminal device detects that a version of the target APP currently installed on the terminal device needs to be updated, the terminal device may update the version of the target APP according to the application data.

[0052] It should be noted that, step 401 and step 402 in this embodiment are optional steps, that is, in a process of performing the object displaying method in this embodiment by the terminal device, if the terminal device already stores the application data, for example, if the terminal device already installs the target APP and/or the target APP run by the terminal device is of a latest version, the terminal device does not need to repeatedly obtain the application data from the server. This is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

[0053] In this embodiment, the terminal device can read the stored application data, thereby obtaining layer drawing data included in the application data. The terminal device can draw a layer according to the layer drawing data and display, on a display screen of the terminal device, a part of or the entire layer as drawn.

[0054] Step 403: The terminal device determines a first display region and a second display region.

[0055] The first display region and the second display region in this embodiment are used for displaying the layer according to different display scales. In this embodiment of this disclosure, the layer corresponds to a map in an application scene, and the layer is a map layer. In the application scene, the map layer corresponds to an entire global map in the game scene.

[0056] The following describes details of how the terminal device displays the layer.

[0057] The display screen of the terminal device includes the first display region for displaying the layer, so that some or all regions on the layer are displayed on the first display region.

[0058] More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a display screen of a terminal device according to the present disclosure.

[0059] As shown in FIG. 5, a display screen 501 of the terminal device includes a first display region 502, and a black region exists between the display screen 501 and the first display region 502. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, FIG. 5 is merely used as an example, rather than a limitation. For example, in another embodiment, the display screen 501 and the first display region 502 may completely overlap each other. For another example, in another embodiment, edge regions of two sides of the display screen are arc-shaped, so that in terms of a display effect, a width of the first display region 502 is larger than a width of the display screen 501 in a transverse direction of the terminal device.

[0060] A second display region 503 is set in an upper-left corner of the first display region 502 of the terminal device. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, a specific location at which the second display region 503 is located in the first display region 502 is an optional example and the specific location is not limited.

[0061] It can be learned that, in this embodiment, the second display region 503 is located in the first display region 502. In a possible implementation, an area of the second display region 503 is smaller than an area of the first display region 502. For example, the first display region is a display interface of an application (APP), and the second display region 503 is a "small map". In another possible implementation, the contents of the second display region 503 and the first display region 502 may be switched. For example, when the first display region 503 is displayed on the terminal device, upon receiving a switching operation instruction entered by a user, the content is quickly switched to the second display region 503. For example, when the user presses a functional key "S", the content in the first display region 502 is quickly switched to the second display region 503. When the user releases the functional key "S", the content in the second display region 503 is switched to the first display region 502. In this manner, the content of the second display region is displayed on the display interface of the APP, that is, the second display region is expanded, so that content displayed in the second display region can be displayed with better clarity. Furthermore, the quick switching between the first display region and the second display region does not affect other control operations performed by the player.

[0062] To improve efficiency of performing an operation on target objects on the layer by the user, in this embodiment, the first display region and the second display region may display the layer according to different scales.

[0063] For example, the first display region may zoom in a part of the layer by a preset multiple. Because the first display region can zoom in the layer for displaying, the user can clearly view an interface element displayed on the layer. In this way, the user can easily perform an operation on the interface element on the layer that is displayed on the first display region after being zoomed in. In practices, the target object may or may not be displayed in the first display region. If the user currently needs to perform an operation on the target object, the target object may be displayed in the first display region. If the user currently does not need to perform an operation on the target object, the target object may not be displayed in the first display region.

[0064] To make it convenient for the user to have a global view of the scene and relative position of the target object at any time, the second display region located in the first display region may display a larger region zoomed out from the scene displayed in the first display region by a preset multiple. In this way, the user can accurately learn about a specific location of the target object on the layer by using the second display region, thereby improving efficiency of performing an operation on the target object by the user.

[0065] In this embodiment, specific content displayed in the second display region is not limited, that is, content that may be displayed in the second display region includes but is not limited to the zoomed-out layer and the target object located on the layer. The second display region may further display various information tools. For example, the second display region may be used for displaying a shortcut menu for performing functions, and the like.

[0066] Step 404: The terminal device obtains a display mode correspondence list.

[0067] Specifically, the application data in this embodiment includes the display mode correspondence list. The terminal device may obtain the display mode correspondence list by reading the application data.

[0068] The display mode correspondence list in this embodiment includes a correspondence between the target object and the target display mode.

[0069] Specifically, the target display mode in this embodiment includes at least one of the following: the icon of the target object, a color of the icon of the target object and a size of the icon of the target object.

[0070] It should be noted that, the description of the target display mode in this embodiment is an optional example, rather than a limitation.

[0071] The following describes the display mode correspondence list in detail with reference to a specific application scene. In this application scene, a multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA) that can be run on the terminal device is used as an example.

[0072] In the MOBA game, the target object is a large resource point, such as a preset character, a target building, or the like in the game scene. For example, the target object may be an enemy from an opposing team or a leading player or a forward in your team. Alternatively, the target object may be a building (a quantity of which is not limited) to be occupied by one of the two teams. In short, the target object may be a main character that pushes forward the game procedure. Using a game scene as an example, the target object may be an important monster that advances forward the game progression of the MOBA game, for example, a "master" and a "tyrant" may be displayed on the layer.

[0073] In the method shown in this embodiment, to make it convenient for the user to accurately learn about different states of each target object, the display mode correspondence list in this embodiment further includes at least one state of the target object and a display mode corresponding to one of the at least one state of the target object. The display mode is used for identifying a state of the target object, and there is a correspondence between the display mode and the state of the target object. The display mode only needs to be capable of clearly distinguishing the different states of the target object. Specifically, a specific form of the display mode is not limited. For example, the display mode may be the color of the icon, the size of the icon, a shape of the icon, a flicker state of the icon, an animation state of the icon, and the like. In this embodiment of this disclosure, the different states of the target object are distinguished by using the display mode. For example, the different states may include but is not limited to: being born, growing in level one, growing in level two, growing in level three, being dead, and the like.

[0074] For example, if in the game scene, the target object is a target building, in a possible implementation, states of the target building include: being unoccupied, being occupied, and the like. In another possible implementation, the states of the target building include: foundation construction, region framework construction, main construction, upgrade level 1, upgrade level 2, being collapsed, and the like. The state of the target object may vary in different application scenes. Specifically, examples are not listed one by one herein.

[0075] In this embodiment, an application scene is described as an example. In the MOBA game, if the target object is the tyrant, the tyrant has two different states: being born and being dead. If the target object is the master, the master has two different states: being born and being dead.

[0076] In a possible implementation, the "tyrant" corresponds to a first icon. The first icon in a first color (for example, grey) represents that the "tyrant" is born, and the icon in a second color (for example, yellow) represents that the "tyrant" is dead.

[0077] The "master" corresponds to a third icon. The third icon in a third color represents that the "master" is born, and the icon in the second color represents that the "master" is dead.

[0078] It should be noted that, the first icon is different from the third icon. Because the first icon is different from the third icon, the first color may be the same as or different from the third color, and the second color may be the same as or different from the fourth color, provided that the colors can distinguish the different states of the target object.

[0079] Certainly, to distinguish different states of a target object, the target object in different states may correspond to a same icon or different icons. In this embodiment, an example is used in which one target object corresponds to one icon.

[0080] In another possible implementation, the first icon in a first shape (for example, a square shape) represents that the "tyrant" is born, and the first icon in a second shape (for example, a round shape) represents that the "tyrant" is dead.

[0081] In another possible implementation, the first icon that flickers represents that the "tyrant" is born, and the first icon that does not flicker represents that the "tyrant" is dead.

[0082] In another possible implementation, the first icon including an animation represents that the "tyrant" is born, and the first icon not including an animation represents that the "tyrant" is dead. In this embodiment, the display mode is described by using an example of color, referring to Table 1 as the display mode correspondence list in this embodiment. It should be noted that, Table 1 in this embodiment is an optional example, and the display mode correspondence list is not specifically limited.

Table 1

Target object	State of target object	Target display mode
Tyrant	born	a first icon, where the first icon is yellow
Tyrant	dead	a second icon, where the second icon is grey
Master	born	a third icon, where the third icon is purple
Master	dead	a fourth icon, where the fourth icon is grey

[0083] It can be learned from Table 1 that, each of the born state and the dead state of each of the target objects tyrant and master has an icon. In this embodiment, the first icon, the second icon, the third icon, and the fourth icon are not limited, provided that the first icon, the second icon, the third icon, and the fourth icon are different icons.

[0084] Optionally, the target display mode corresponding to the target object may further include the size of the icon. For example, a size of the first icon may be different from a size of the third icon. For example, the first icon is larger than the third icon. The different target objects are distinguished according to the sizes of the icons. Because a display interface of the "small map" is relatively small, when the different target objects have different sizes, the player can quickly distinguish the different target object. In this way, the different target objects may be indicated clearer. For example, a size of an icon corresponding to a first target object (for example, the tyrant) is 3, and a size of an icon corresponding to a second target object (for example, the master) is 2.

[0085] The various implementations of the target display mode corresponding to the target object described above are merely examples. Other implementations are contemplated provided that the display mode correspondence list can distinguish different states of a same target object and different target objects and/or different display modes.

[0086] Step 405: The terminal device obtains attribute information of a target object.

[0087] In this embodiment, the application data read by the terminal device further includes the attribute information of the target object. The attribute information is used for identifying the target object. In this embodiment, the attribute information of the target object is not limited, provided that the terminal device can determine the target object by using the attribute information of the target object.

[0088] Using the MOBA game as an example, the terminal device can determine whether the target object is the tyrant or the master according to the attribute information of the target object.

[0089] Specifically, in this embodiment, the terminal device can further determine the at least one state of the target object according to the attribute information of the target object.

[0090] The attribute information of the target object corresponds to each of the at least one state of the target object, that is, correspondences are established between the attribute information of the target object and the different states of the target object.

[0091] Further, using the MOBA game as an example, the terminal device can determine, according to the attribute information of the target object, a born state and a dead state of each of the target objects tyrant and master, and the like.

[0092] Step 406: The terminal device determines a current state of the target object.

[0093] In this embodiment, the current state of the target object is a state of the target object corresponding to the attribute information of the target object.

[0094] It can be learned that, the terminal device in this embodiment can determine the current state of the target object according to the obtained attribute information of the target object.

[0095] In this embodiment, an example is used in which the attribute information of the target object includes at least one of the following: first coordinates of the target object displayed on the layer, the icon of the target object displayed on the layer, and a start moment at which the target object was generated for the first time plus a time length for generating the target object. For example, the start moment at which the "tyrant" is generated for the first time is t0 and the period of generating the "tyrant" is T, so that the "tyrant" is generated from t0 at an interval of T.

[0096] Further, using the MOBA game as an example, in a process of determining the target object, if first coordinates of each target object displayed on the layer are pre-stored in the application data, the terminal device can determine, according to the first coordinates, the target object displayed on the layer at the first coordinates. If an icon of each target object displayed on the layer is pre-stored in the application data, the terminal device can determine, according to the icon, the target object displayed on the layer as the icon and/or a state of the target object. If a start moment at which each target object was generated for the first time and a time length for generating the target object are pre-stored in the application data, the terminal device can determine, according to a current moment, a current state (for example, born or dead) of the target object.

[0097] Step 407: The terminal device obtains a target display mode corresponding to the target object.

[0098] Specifically, the terminal device in this embodiment can determine, according to the display mode correspondence list, the target display mode corresponding to the current state of the target object.

[0099] More specifically, after the terminal device determines the current state of the target object in step 406, the terminal device can look up the display mode correspondence list obtained in step 404. The terminal device can determine, according to the display mode correspondence list, the target display mode corresponding to the current state of the target object.

[0100] Using Table 1 as an example, if the terminal device determines that the current state of the target object is the born state of the tyrant, the terminal device can determine according to the display mode correspondence list as shown in Table 1 that the corresponding target display mode is "a first icon, where the first icon is yellow". The first icon is an icon corresponding to the tyrant.

[0101] Step 408: The terminal device maps the target object into the second display region for displaying.

[0102] In this embodiment, the terminal device can map the coordinates of the target object displayed on the layer into the second display region for displaying and display the target object in the second display region in the target display mode. It may be understood that in the game scene, the icon corresponding to the "master" and the icon corresponding to the "tyrant" are displayed in the second display region.

[0103] In this embodiment, how to map the target object into the second display region is not limited, provided that the terminal device can determine, according to the first coordinates of the target object displayed on the layer, second coordinates of the target object displayed in the second display region. Specifically, in addition to the target object, an interface element is displayed on the layer. In this embodiment, the interface element is not limited. If the MOBA game is used as an example, the interface element displayed on the layer may be a geographic icon having an identification function and displayed on a map, and the like. In this embodiment, when the target object is mapped into the second display region, only a relative location relationship between the target object and the interface element that are displayed on the layer needs to be mapped into the second display region, that is, it is only required that the relative location relationship between the target object and the interface element that are located in the second display region is not changed.

[0104] The following description of a mapping manner in this embodiment is an optional example, and the mapping manner is not limited. In this example, the layer is zoomed out by a preset multiple and displayed in the second display region, that is, all regions on the layer can be displayed in the second display region.

[0105] The terminal device can obtain the first coordinates, which are coordinates of the target object displayed on the layer, and the terminal device determines the second coordinates which are coordinates obtained after the first coordinates are zoomed out by the preset multiple. In this way, the terminal device can display the icon of the target object in the second display region according to the second coordinates.

[0106] It should be noted that, a performing sequence of step 407 and step 408 in this embodiment is not limited.

[0107] Step 407 may be performed before step 408, that is, the target display mode of the target object is determined before the target object is mapped into the second display region in the target display mode.

[0108] Alternatively, step 408 may be performed before step 407, that is, the target object is mapped into the second display region before the target object is displayed in the second display region in the target display mode.

[0109] Beneficial effects of the method in this embodiment are as follows.

[0110] Because different states of different target objects correspond to different target display modes, the player can determine the different target objects and current states of the different target objects according to the different target display modes displayed in the second display region, and the player can quickly learn about an actual location of each target object on the layer by using the second display region. It can be learned that, the target display mode of the target object displayed in the second display region can provide an accurate indication to the player, so that the player can determine the current states and positions of the different target objects according to the different target display modes, thereby improving accuracy and efficiency of performing an operation on the target object by the player.

[0111] To better understand the method in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the following describes the method in this embodiment in detail with reference to a specific application scene.

[0112] Referring to FIG. 6 for description, this application scene is described with an example of the MOBA game. It should be noted that a scenario to which the method in this embodiment can be applied is not limited to the MOBA game. This application scene as the MOBA game scene is only described as an example.

[0113] All original data sent by a server is loaded onto a client of a terminal device in this embodiment. The original data is application data for installing and/or updating the MOBA game, to enable the client of the terminal device to perform an install procedure and/or update procedure of the MOBA game by using the original data.

[0114] In the MOBA game, the original data includes layer drawing data. The client of the terminal device can draw an operation layer by using the layer drawing data. As shown in FIG. 6, the operation layer 700 may be a map used for performing positioning in the MOBA game.

[0115] Specifically, the original data further includes first coordinates of the tyrant and those of the master on the operation layer, icons of the tyrant and the master displayed on the operation layer, a delay time at which the tyrant is generated for the first time and an interval at which the tyrant is generated, and a delay time at which the master is generated for the first time and an interval at which the master is generated.

[0116] More specifically, in the original data, a born location point of the tyrant and that of the master are preconfigured on the operation layer. The born location points are respectively the first coordinates corresponding to the tyrant and the first coordinates corresponding to the master. Using the tyrant as an example, the tyrant is born at the already configured born location point, that is, a location of the first coordinates on the operation layer, and the tyrant is born according to the delay time already configured in the original data for generating the tyrant for the first time. If the tyrant is dead, the tyrant revives according to the interval at which the tyrant is generated.

[0117] The client of the terminal device can read the original data. A game scene layer on which a hero used by the player is located reads the first coordinates X (coordinates of the tyrant) and Y (coordinates of the master) of the large resource points on the operation layer, thereby synchronously mapping the large resource points into a small map 701 according to the first coordinates X and Y, that is, determining second coordinates X' (coordinates of the tyrant) and Y' (coordinates of the master) of the large resource points displayed on the small map 701. The small map 701 in this application scene is the second display region, that is, the "small map" in the foregoing embodiment.

[0118] In this embodiment, the small map 701 and the operation layer 700 synchronously record location coordinates of the master and the tyrant, and a location of each large resource point on the small map 701 is in a one-to-one correspondence with a location of each large resource point on the operation layer 700.

[0119] According to the small map 701 in this embodiment, the player can directly view the location of each large resource point and a region in which the large resource point is located, and a location of a player character on the operation layer. The small map 701 can further display prompt information. The prompt information may be information about a channel at which the player is located, and the like.

[0120] The following describes how the client of the terminal device determines whether a current large resource point is the tyrant or the master, whether the tyrant is in the dead state or the born state and whether the master is in the dead state or the born state, according to the first coordinates X and Y of the large resource points located on the operation layer, the icons of the large resource points displayed on the operation layer, the delay times at which the large resource points are generated for the first time and the periods at which the large resource points are generated.

[0121] The client of the terminal device can display the different states of the large resource points on the small map 701 by using the second coordinates, so that icons displayed at the different second coordinates on the small map 701 are used for indicating and identifying different large resource points. The client executes a final command: show the icons of the different large resource points at the born location points of the master and the tyrant on the small map 701.

[0122] For this application scene, still referring to FIG. 6, there are two opposing teams in the MOBA game: a red team and a blue team. When the player is in the blue team, a specific display mode of the small map 701 is as shown in FIG. 8. The small map 701 automatically rotates to change display locations of the two teams. In this way, the master is located at an upper-left corner and the tyrant is located at a lower-right corner. Specifically, the master and the tyrant are displayed on the small map 701 according to the second coordinates.

[0123] If the client of the terminal device determines that the large resource point of the tyrant is in the dead state and the large resource point of the master is also in the dead state according to the first coordinates X and Y of the large resource points located on the operation layer, the icons of the large resource points displayed on the operation layer, the delay times at which the large resource points are generated for the first time and the periods at which the large resource points are generated, the client of the terminal device reads the second icon corresponding to the dead state of the tyrant, where the tyrant in the dead state does not appear on the battlefield, the second icon being medium-sized and grey, and the second icon being displayed on the small map 701; and reads the fourth icon corresponding to the master, where the master in the dead state does not appear on the battlefield, the fourth icon being large-sized and grey, and the fourth icon being displayed on the small map 701. In this application scene, the medium size and the large size are not specifically limited, provided that the fourth icon is larger than the second icon. Specifically, because the master is more important than the tyrant, the icon of the master is larger than the icon of the tyrant.

[0124] As shown in FIG. 9, if determining that the large resource point of the tyrant is in the born state and the large resource point of the master is in the dead state, the client of the terminal device reads the first icon corresponding to the born state of the tyrant, where the tyrant in the born state appears on the battlefield, the first icon being medium-sized and yellow, and the first icon being displayed on the small map 701; and reads the fourth icon corresponding to the master, where the master in the dead state does not appear on the battlefield, the fourth icon being large-sized and grey, and the fourth icon being displayed on the small map 701.

[0125] As shown in FIG. 10, if determining that the large resource point of the tyrant is in the born state and the large resource point of the master is in the born state, the client of the terminal device reads the first icon corresponding to the born state of the tyrant, where the tyrant in the born state appears on the battlefield, the first icon being medium-sized and yellow, and the first icon being displayed on the small map 701; and reads the third icon corresponding to the master, where the master in the born state also appears on the battlefield, the third icon being large-sized and purple, and the third icon being displayed on the small map 701.

[0126] As shown in FIG. 10, if determining that the large resource point of the tyrant is in the dead state and the large resource point of the master is in the born state, the client of the terminal device reads the second icon corresponding to the dead state of the tyrant, where the tyrant in the dead state does not appear on the battlefield, the second icon being medium-sized and grey, and the second icon being displayed on the small map 701; and reads the third icon corresponding to the master, where the master in the born state appears on the battlefield, the third icon being large-sized and purple, and the third icon being displayed on the small map 701.

[0127] When the player is in the red team, a specific display mode of the small map 701 is as shown in FIG. 11. The small map 701 automatically rotates, so that the master is on the lower-right corner and the tyrant is on the upper-left corner.

[0128] Using an example in which the client of the terminal device detects that the large resource point of the tyrant is in the dead state and the large resource point of the master is also in the dead state, the client of the terminal device reads the second icon corresponding to the dead state of the tyrant, where the tyrant in the dead state does not appear on the battlefield, the second icon being medium-sized and grey, and the second icon being displayed on the small map 701; and reads the fourth icon corresponding to the master, where the master in the dead state does not appear on the battlefield, the fourth icon being large-sized and grey, and the fourth icon being displayed on the small map 701.

[0129] It can be learned from this application scene that the specific icons are designed for the large resource points of the master and the tyrant. The color of the icon of the master that is born is different from the color of the icon of the master that is dead, and the color of the icon of the tyrant that is born is different from the color of the icon of the tyrant that is dead, that is, the different large resource points have different colors for birth, and have icons of different display styles. The icons of the born state and the dead state of a same large resource point have different colors. Therefore, the icons of the master and the tyrant are always grey before born, and respectively displayed in purple and yellow after born, and change to grey again when dead, and change colors again when revived. In this way, the player can clearly and quickly distinguish the large resource points of the tyrant and the master, according to the styles of the icons, the sizes of the icons, and the colors of the icons that are displayed on the small map.

[0130] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a terminal device that can implement the method in the foregoing embodiments. A detailed hardware structure of the terminal device is as shown in FIG. 3. The following describes, with reference to FIG. 12, a structure of a functional module of the terminal device that can implement the method in the foregoing embodiments.

[0131] The terminal device includes the following units 1201 to 1205.

[0132] A first obtaining unit 1201 is configured to obtain a target object, the target object being located on a layer, and at least a part of the layer being displayed in a first display region.

[0133] A first determining unit 1202 is configured to determine a second display region, the second display region being located in the first display region, an area of the second display region being smaller than an area of the first display region, and the second display region being used for zooming out the at least a part of the layer by a preset multiple for displaying.

[0134] A third obtaining unit 1203 is configured to creat a display mode correspondence list, the display mode correspondence list including a correspondence between the target object and a target display mode.

[0135] Specifically, the display mode correspondence list includes at least one state of the target object and a display mode corresponding to one of the at least one state of the target object.

[0136] A second obtaining unit 1204 is configured to obtain the target display mode corresponding to the target object.

[0137] Specifically, the second obtaining unit 1204 includes the following modules 12041 to 12043.

[0138] A second obtaining module 12041 is configured to obtain attribute information of the target object, the attribute information of the target object corresponding to one of the at least one state of the target object.

[0139] A second determining module 12042 is configured to determine a current state of the target object, the current state of the target object being a state of the target object corresponding to the attribute information of the target object;

[0140] A third determining module 12043 is configured to determine, according to the display mode correspondence list, the target display mode corresponding to the current state of the target object.

[0141] A mapping unit 1205 is configured to map the target object into the second display region, to display the target object in the second display region in the target display mode.

[0142] Specifically, the mapping unit 1205 includes the following modules 12051 to 12053.

[0143] A first obtaining module 12051 is configured to obtain first coordinates, the first coordinates being coordinates of the target object displayed on the layer.

[0144] A first determining module 12052 is configured to obtain second coordinates according to the first coordinates, the second coordinates being coordinates of the target object displayed in the second display region.

[0145] A display module 12053 is configured to display the target object in the second display region at the second coordinates.

[0146] This disclosure further provides a computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium stores instructions, and the instructions, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the object displaying method according to the foregoing method embodiments.

[0147] This disclosure further provides a computer program product including instructions, and the computer program product, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the object displaying method according to the foregoing method embodiments.

[0148] For details of a specific procedure of performing the object displaying method in this embodiment by the terminal device and obtained beneficial effects thereof, one may refer to the foregoing embodiments. Details are not described in this embodiment.

[0149] It may be clearly understood by persons skilled in the art that, for convenient and brief description, for a detailed working process of the foregoing system, apparatus, and unit, one may refer to a corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

[0150] In the several embodiments provided in this disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed system, apparatus, and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatus embodiment is merely an example. For example, the unit division is merely logical function division and there may be other division manners during actual implementation. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not performed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections may be indirect couplings or communication connections implemented through some interfaces, apparatuses or units, and may be implemented in electronic, mechanical, or other forms.

[0151] The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one position, or may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.

[0152] In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processor unit, or each of the units may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or may be implemented in a form of a software functional unit.

[0153] When the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, the integrated unit may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such an understanding, the essence of the technical solutions of the present disclosure, or the part contributing to the existing technology, or all or some of the technical solutions may be implemented in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for instructing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, or the like) to perform all or some of the steps of the methods described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The foregoing storage medium includes: any medium that can store program code, such as a USB flash drive, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disc.

[0154] The foregoing embodiments are merely intended for describing the technical solutions of the present disclosure, but not for limiting the present disclosure. Although the present disclosure is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they may still make modifications to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent replacements to some technical features thereof, without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An object displaying method, comprising:

obtaining a target object, the target object being located on a layer, at least a part of the layer being displayed in a first display region, and the layer being a map layer;

determining a second display region, the second display region being located in the first display region, and obtaining a target display mode corresponding to the target object, the target display mode being used for identifying a state of the target object; and

mapping the target object and a location of the target object into the second display region, and displaying the target object in the second display region in the target display mode.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mapping the target object and a location of the target object into the second display region comprises:

obtaining first coordinates, the first coordinates being coordinates of the target object displayed on the layer;

obtaining second coordinates according to the first coordinates, the second coordinates being coordinates of the target object displayed in the second display region; and

displaying the target object in the second display region at the second coordinates.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the obtaining a target display mode corresponding to the target object, the method further comprises:
obtaining a display mode correspondence list, the display mode correspondence list comprising a correspondence between the target object and the target display mode.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the display mode correspondence list comprises at least one state of the target object and a display mode corresponding to one of the at least one state of the target object, and the obtaining a target display mode corresponding to the target object comprises:

obtaining attribute information of the target object, the attribute information of the target object corresponding to one of the at least one state of the target object;

determining a current state of the target object according to the attribute information; and

determining, according to the display mode correspondence list, the target display mode corresponding to the current state of the target object.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the attribute information of the target object comprises at least one of the following:

the first coordinates of the target object displayed on the layer,

an icon of the target object, and

a start moment at which the target object was generated for the first time and a time length for generating the target object.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the target display mode comprises an icon of the target object and at least one of the following:

a color of the icon of the target object and a size of the icon of the target object,

a flicker state of the icon of the target object,

an animation state of the icon of the target object, and

a shape of the icon of the target object.

7. A terminal device, comprising:

a first obtaining unit, configured to obtain a target object, the target object being located on a layer, and at least a part of the layer being displayed in a first display region;

a first determining unit, configured to determine a second display region, the second display box being located in the first display region;

a second obtaining unit, configured to obtain a target display mode corresponding to the target object, the target display mode being used for identifying a current state of the target object; and

a mapping unit, configured to map the target object and a location of the target object into the second display region, to display the target object in the second display region in the target display mode.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the mapping unit comprises:

a first obtaining module, configured to obtain first coordinates, the first coordinates being coordinates of the target object displayed on the layer;

a first determining module, configured to obtain second coordinates according to the first coordinates, the second coordinates being coordinates of the target object displayed in the second display region; and

a display module, configured to display the target object in the second display region at the second coordinates.

9. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the terminal device further comprises:
a third obtaining unit, configured to obtain a display mode correspondence list, the display mode correspondence list comprising a correspondence between the target object and the target display mode.

10. The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the display mode correspondence list comprises at least one state of the target object and a display mode corresponding to one of the at least one state of the target object, and the second obtaining unit comprises:

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain attribute information of the target object, the attribute information of the target object corresponding to one of the at least one state of the target object;

a second determining module, configured to determine a current state of the target object according to the attribute information, the current state of the target object being a state of the target object corresponding to the attribute information of the target object; and

a third determining module, configured to determine, according to the display mode correspondence list, the target display mode corresponding to the current state of the target object.

11. A terminal device, comprising:

a memory, configured to store computer executable program code;

a transceiver; and

a processor, coupled to the memory and the transceiver; wherein

the program code comprises instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the terminal device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

12. A computer storage medium, configured to store a computer software instruction used by a terminal device, the computer software instruction including a program designed for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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